The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-01-20

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the action to the word. and landing the
dude far out into deep snow-drift.
Sallie could not help laughing at the
fellows discontinue. AS the tramp
had surmised, she had repeatedly init
tened" the conceited fellow, who would
still persist in his attentions-(as gath
ering himself out of the drift, wet, mad
and Inundated, with dire threats, he
struck bee line for the field,
where the farmer was at work.
Feeling himself ''solid'' with the
girl at least, the tramp instead of
now taking to his heels as
per custom, cody seated himself be
fore the fire to await developments.
Nor had he long to wait; as luck would
have it, the dude met the old farmer
coming in with load, and the tramp
had scarcely returned to his seat before
he saw him drive up to the crib in
brisk trot. throw down the reins, and,
with the dude behind him, rush to-
wards the house. Evidently deciding
discretion the best part of valor just
now, as they came storming in upon
the porch, the tramp darted out the
back door, shot around behind the
smoke-house, and springing over the
fence ran toward the barn.
where is that fellow, Sallie?" de-
manded the old father sternly, enter
ing the room and finding no one; 'sdid
he harm you, or bother any thing?"
anxiously.
HE did not, nor would he have
troubled any one else. had they not
been quite SO fresh," she answered.
"And," CHANGING to glance out into
the barnyard, ''there he is now throw
ing out your corn for you," ending with
merry laugh.
Sure enough, Mr.. Tramp had thrown
off his coat and was scooping out corn
for all that was in him!
What fellow" commented the old
farmer, as after a few more particulars
from the girl. he went out to him.
''See here, friend what are you up
to?" he demanded rather brusquely.
''Up to throwing out this load of corn
to paw for my dinner just now, after
wards. if you don't take fancy to me
and hire me, I'll be up the road fast as
my legs will carry me.'
$50 you'd like to work. eh?"
quizzically.
mo, decidedly not; what tramp ever
did? Still for the speech of people as
well as to set good example for the
rising generation. expect I'll have to.
No personal consideration otherwise
would begin to tempt me.'
"Well." decided the farmer as
the fellow finished his task, '.you seem
to be pretty fair fellow, and as l am
in need of hand just now, I believe 1
will give you trial. Let me see how
we'll YOU understand choring this even
ing, and tomorrow morning I'll give
you trial at shucking corn"
; When ''the boys came in that night
they had deal of sport over the ''old
mans new hand" and carried sister
Sallie particularly '.high' over her
tramp, as they at once dubbed him.
But the next morning in the field,
; when, after tagging behind with his
team for some time, and bearing their
mischievous jibes in silence, he at
length began to gain on them; and at
noon drove out ahead of them with his
= load full and all nicely shucked, their
, contempt was turned into admiration.
"Darndest fellow to shuck corn |
ever seen," announced the farmer that
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. it, and pears like so easy. Can't one
of the boys ho.d candle to him.
= The outcome was that our tramp
= = found himself in a winters job, and
:, that too at good wages; while Sallie
!, had the tables rather turned on her mis-
!, chievous brothers. A smart, steady
J fellow and moreover a ''good fellow
3, the boys were not long in deciiing.
= When after few days he went to town
- - with the old farmer and came back
: closely shaved and rugged out in a good
new suit of clothes.-''not such bad
looking fellow, either" black-eyed
!, = Sallie was not long in deciding. Then
it became soon known that he was
: really of a respectable family, had left
!, his home, foolish wayward. boy, and
= after years of knocking about and
working his way homeward, reduced
>. as he had appeared at farmer Elliott
! door.
- just about the time of this discovery
g the cows began to show unusual rest
lessness at milking time, and Sallie hac
!. to have hand to hold them while she
e MIXED. So this task was always to bt
o done early in the morning or late in tht
evening when the boys were either ab
a sent or busy. What more natural thar
J. that the hand should have this to do
It and very singularly, he seemed rather
J, to like the job. And moreover thi
q strange restlessness continued far intt
i. the next spring. long after they hat
% .'come in fresh. and were supposed tt
be on their best behavior-cows notet
% hitherto for their dociIity. The dud
,r came over several evenings at milkin!
k time and endeavored to soothe ant
t. persuade them into their olden goo,
l. behavior, but he only made matter
le worse And then it often took two t.
h hunt up the eggs, to hang out tn
4 clothes and to pick the goose berrie
ID for canning. Then it always take
% two. neither more nor less, to go t
church with any thing at all like salts
le faction. And when. "to cap the sheaf,
D, one evening at meeting she gave tn
le dude the ''mitten'' slap dab," an
,e walked home with her tramp, much t
the delight of the boys who had spit
II at the dude. people figuratively bega